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PRODUCTION: DEFINING ORIGINAL ARTIST Artist:   MAE Genre:   Neo Soul R&B Brief summary of artist:   Similar artists:   Joyce Wrice, SZA, Raveena, Jhene Aiko, RINI, Daniel Caesar, Solange, Pink Sweat$, H.E.R, JUNNY, Kali Uchis, Frank Ocean. Song to use:   Butterfly by UMI Initial Narrative:  The song "Butterfly by UMI," is about gaining acceptance in yourself and enabling that source of self-love as well as not trying to impress other people by changing how you are. The main lead is learning and exploring different parts of their mind and opening themselves to discover new experiences instead of trapping themselves inside a box of what society and other people want them to be. In the past, the main lead would run away from their problems as they see that this is the lighter and easier path to go down however at the end of the day they find themselves in a deeper hole causing them to lose their state of mind, losing themselves from reality, from themselves.  In the beginnin

PRODUCER RESEARCH: Atlantic Records HISTORY OF RECORD COMPANY - Formed in 1947 b y jazz   fans  -  Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specialising in  jazz ,  R&B , and  soul  by  Aretha Franklin ,  Ray Charles ,  Wilson Pickett ,  Sam and Dave ,  Ruth Brown  and  Otis Redding . -  Atlantic's first recordings were issued in late January 1948 and included "That Old Black Magic" by  Tiny Grimes  and "The Spider" by Joe Morris. [ In its early years, Atlantic concentrated on modern jazz  although it released some  country and western  and  spoken word  recordings. -  Abramson had worked as a part-time A&R manager/producer for  Al Green  at the jazz label  National Records , signing  Big Joe Turner  and  Billy Eckstine .  SUMMARY OF CONTENT - I n 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of  Warner Bros.-Seven Arts , now the  Warner Music Group , and expanded into  rock  and 

  PAPER 1 A Key text : Beyonce FORMATION MUSIC VIDEO Contexts: Formation was shot in Los Angeles, California and it features references to Hurricane Katrina, antebellum and Louisiana Creole culture, police brutality, racism and black pride. The depiction of African Americans  was praised due to the fact that they were not frequently seen in mainstream media.  Some production context is that Formation was a lead single for the album lemonade and was released the day before Beyonce performed at the super bowl. The formation music video drawls historical parallels with reference to racism and slavery. Star Persona: Beyonce's performance shifts from moments of aggression to for example obscene hand gestures to make it more culturally recognisable and seems less loaded with political and social messages. She also engages with intersexuality within her music videos. There are low angle shots on Beyonce which shows how even through the racism she and other black people have faced, they ar